Hamster pregnant or not?professionals only,an answer from a vet would be greatly appriciated?

Question

i have 2 syrian hamster,i kept them together,they rarely fight

i saw my female syrian got a little bit fat,and the male hasn't been mating with her in sometime

last time i saw them mate is about a week ago

i provided you with the photo for both of them,sorry if it were to small

but i think there are some bulges in front of the female's back feet,is she pregnant?

PIC:(female,notice the little bump on right of her foot?)

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9273/malelonghairov4.jpg

The male,a long hair syrian

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9273/malelonghairov4.jpg

Answer 1

they r the SAME EXACT PICTURE and they r bad pics u can't see anything.

Answer 2

as stated above the pictures are the same thing, so it's difficult to tell

anyway, she might be pregnant, sometimes it's too early in the pregnancy to tell, but you will see her get considerably larger everyday. it would have been better to have a picture of her entire body, you can tell by proportion usually.

you should really however, have a separate cage for the male and female. if she is pregnant, then when the pups arrive, it isn't good for keep the father in the cage. he can be aggressive, and most time doesn't help the mother, but makes it worse for her, weakening the chance of survival for the pups. only in dwarfs can the father be kept in the cage without worrying about the safety of the pups. plus, when the pups are old enough, you should separate them by gender to avoid unintentional inbreeding.

final thing, syrians are solitary and if they don't fight now, they will eventually, so i really ask that you get another cage so that besides mating, they live in their own

if you need help with the breeding process, look at these sites:

http://www.hamsterific.com/BreedingSyria...

http://www.hamster-heaven.com/breeding.h...

for taking care of pups, look here:

http://www.hamsterific.com/RaisingPups.c...

http://www.hamster-heaven.com/breeding_0...

Answer 3

This two pictures are the exact same thing.

You can tell if she is pregnant. It may be too soon, but just hold her and gently wrap the palm of your hand around her belly - you will be able to feel whether she is pregnant or not.

Answer 4

She may or may not be pregnant and the pictures are the same. Wrap your hand around her, check if she makes a nest, watch if she has a change in behavior, and if her nipples start sticking out more.If she does turn out being pregnant, stick the male in a separate cage, he may eat the babies.